Boston.com · Jun 17, 2025
‘This is egregious’: Former GM thinks Red Sox trading Rafael Devers is ‘unacceptable’
Rafael Devers celebrating a home run for the Red Sox against the Royals in May, 2025.Former MLB general manager’s take on the Rafael Devers trade: Among the many people to have a take regarding the recent Red Sox trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants, one of the more strident voices also happens to be a former MLB Executive of the Year.
Boston-born Jim Bowden, ex-general manager of the Reds and Nationals (and winner of Executive of the Year in 1999), recently spoke about the deal on “Foul Territory.”
Asked if he thought a player of Devers’s caliber could ever make him want to agree to a quick trade due to internal issues, Bowden didn’t hold back.
